| Date and venue | Title | Submitted by |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Oct-2012 The London Coliseum | Rufus Norris' Don Giovanni returns to ENO | Julia Savage |
 Three years ago, John Berry, ENO’s Artistic Director, invited acclaimed theatre director Rufus Norris to reinvent Mozart’s Don Giovanni. Unfortunately, it was not much of a success, and was panned by critics. This year, the production has returned to ENO, with some changes, albeit none that are particularly remarkable.
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| 10-Aug-2012 Royal Albert Hall | Prom 37: Elgar's The Apostles with The Hallé | Katherine Dixson, katherinedixson.co.uk |
 If you’ve never been to a grand-scale choral work at the Royal Albert Hall, I’d urge you to do so at the earliest opportunity. This wasn’t my first visit to the Proms, and I’ve experienced oratorios, requiems and passions galore in other places, but to hear hundreds of accomplished singers filling this vast circular space was new territory for me. The hall seemed made for the occasion.
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| 29-Jul-2012 Southbank Centre: Royal Festival Hall | Beijing comes to London: Beijing Symphony Orchestra at the Royal Festival Hall | Madelaine Jones |
.jpg) Mention Beijing in London at the moment and some allusion to opening ceremonies, sports or medals will undoubtedly follow (with an optional grumble about the transport system tagged on the end). But at the Southbank Centre, a mention of Beijing would evoke an entirely more unique response, given the recent visit of the Beijing Symphony Orchestra in partnership with the Centre’s resident London Philharmonic Orchestra.
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| 5-May-2012 Bridgewater Hall | Elder's apostolic Elgar: The Apostles at the Bridgewater Hall | Andrew H. King |
 Elgar’s oratorios The Apostles (1903) and The Kingdom (1906) are the manifestation of a fascination that he had held since his childhood in Worcester. When alerted by one of his schoolmasters that at the time of their calling into the service of Christ, the twelve apostles were perhaps no more intelligent than those assembled in that school room, Elgar’s imagination swelled and mused on thoughts of the Apostles’ youth and humanity; their faith, their weaknesses, their astonishment in Christ’s miracles and their grief at his crucifixion.Read full review... | ||
| 12-Sep-2011 Royal Opera House, Covent Garden | Pappano's Trittico makes a storming season opener | David Karlin |
 BILL COOPER.jpg) Murder. Suicide. Grand larceny. Puccini's triptych of short operas, two tragedies followed by a riotous farce, always makes for an evening of variety, with the potential for many snatches of greatness. Antonio Pappano is a fan - he recorded Il Trittico with the LSO in 1998, and featured Gianni Schicchi in his BBC series on Italian opera - and undoubtedly had a large hand in its being chosen to open the Royal Opera's 2011-12 season.Read full review... | ||
